SEN UPDATE 2024

What is the purpose of collecting and recording standard information about pupils with special educational needs (SEN)?

• To improve the school's infrastructure

• To reduce the workload of teachers

• To increase the number of pupils in schools

• To assist in special education policy development and planning

When was the full review of SEN categories undertaken?

• 2017/18

• 2016/17

• 2015/16

• 2018/19

What is the purpose of the new medical categories introduced?

• To monitor teachers' performance

• To record pupils' attendance

• To record diagnosis/diagnoses of medical conditions

• To track pupils' extracurricular activities

Who provided the medical categories and associated descriptions?

• Department of Education

• Education Authority

• Department of Health

• Schools' representatives

What should schools do if a pupil with a medical diagnosis does not have an associated special educational need (SEN)?

• Record the pupil on the Medical Register only

• Do not record the pupil at all

• Record the pupil on both the SEN and Medical Registers

• Record the pupil on the SEN Register only

What should be done for pupils currently recorded as 'Mild' SEN who are to remain on the Register?

• They should be given a more appropriate SEN category

• They should be removed from the Register

• They should be recorded on the Medical Register only

• They should be recorded as 'Severe'

What is the definition of 'Special educational provision' according to the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996?

• Educational provision made generally for children of his age at an ordinary school

• Educational provision made for children with medical conditions

• Educational provision which is additional to, or otherwise different from, the educational provision made generally for children of his age at an ordinary school

• Educational provision made for children with physical disabilities

What should schools do if special educational provision is no longer required for a pupil?

• Remove the pupil from the SEN register and SIMS

• Keep the pupil on the SEN register

• Record the pupil on the Medical Register

• Transfer the pupil to another school

What should be recorded for a pupil with a disability who requires special educational provision?

• Not recorded at all

• Only on the SEN Register

• Only on the Medical Register

• On both the SEN and Medical Registers

Who should normally provide evidence for recording a pupil’s medical diagnosis or physical condition on the medical register?

• Parents or Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) practitioners

• Educational psychologists

• School principal

• Teachers